Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 May 1947 — Page 1

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- 58th YEAR—NUMBER 56

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THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1947

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White House Appeals for

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‘Senate Talks Cut to

Appease Economizers By HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Foreign News Editor President Truman today appealed to congress to approve his full $350 million request for general foreign aid in the face of a growing European food crisis, particularly in | Germany. Mr. Truman's appeal for his full appropriation went forward as con-

2. |gress completed action and sent to ? |the White House the administra-

tion’s $400 million grant to Greece and Turkey, designed to implement the Truman doctrine of fighting the spread of communism with dollars. About $100 million of the GreekTurkish grant is expected to be spent for economic rehabilitation. and the remainder for arms. May Cut $50 Million The White House request for the full $350 million to be utilized for general relief abroad collided with senate sentiment for a $50 million cut in the bill-to appease house. economy advocates. house slashed $150 million from the measure. This bill is designed to provide food and general aid to Austria, , Poland, China,

DEPUTIES COMMENDED —Five deputies who captured four bandits who were looting the Comet Cleaners, 8340 E. Washington st., yesterday, were commended for their actions by Sheriff Albert Magenheimer. They are (left to right] Melvin |sociation, which claims to represent Byroad, Ben Griffith, Garrett Berry, Mike- Howson and Hubert Goodwin.

The Southern Coal Producers as- |

about 25 per cent of the industry,

Fat Collapses; 3 Killed, 4 Hurt

Nevada Apartment

House Crumbles ELKO, Nev, May 15 (U, P).~—

Hartley

. Fight to Assure Bill §

legislation.

Certain House Can Override Labor Bill Veto

Predicts Dropping Industry-wide Bargaining

enate Will Approve

WASHINGTON, May 15 (U. P.).—Chairmen Fred A. Hartley (R. N. J.), of the house labor committee predicted today that the house will drop its fight to prohibit industrywide bargaining in pending labor

He suid Te alin believer that HE ee asin

‘has announced that it is not will"

basis. Meeting Held Today Heretofore, Mr. Lewis has made it plain that bargaining negotiations would have to be on an in dustry-wide basis or not at all. Mr, Lewis’ decision was announced by Capt. N. H. Collison, federal mine administrator, Af & one-HOUE 090 fen among the operators, the United Mine Warkén (A. F. of L

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ng to bargain on an industry-wide ”

vision permitting private employers fo seek aghingt unlaw-

Mr, Rartiey's forecast. came after the initial meeting of conferees whe must . compromise A tween hovsh “nd senate versions’ labor legislation.

US FILTH his bil ing ancl been Nord ao af vic ence for a denisl of wohin Gunther's comment. in “Inside U.S.A," that gadecepie «is the dirlieshutity in America. “Im

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Bevin Spacks

He said the hotise cont,

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City Chairmen

American steps to aid Europe's tottering economy came as Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin predicted before the house of commons that the German food crisis would last at least three months. Mr. Bevin

Dead were Ralph Nielsen; his mother, Mrs. Beatrice Nielsen, and Mrs. Kay Norris. The injured were "Mrs. Vernal Jones; W. A. Sperry; his wife, Ruth Sperry; and Bob Norris. They were

Convicted of Hiding $143,000 Shortage

WASHINGTON, May 15 (U. P.). —A federal court jury today found

former house Sergeant-at-arms

presidential veto.

would keep in mind the senate re(action to the final product and the [chances of overriding a possible

Veto of the labor control legisla-

tion which shortly will reach the White House appeared today to be

Kenneth Romney guilty of fraudulently concealing a $143,863 short-

added that the German people

taken to Elko General hospital. themselves would have to “work

Both Parties’ County

Chiefs Study Plan The possibility of appointing

special city chairmen to direct the.

‘mayoralty campaigns next fall is being discussed by leaders in both Republican and Democratic parties. Walter C. Boetcher, county Democratie chairman, said no city chairman had been selected yet -to pilot the: mayorally campaign of Al G. Feeney but indicated that i one probably will be selected withi in the next two months. i Two months ago it was reported that H. Dale’ Brown, head of the i state motor vehicles license bureau, was in line for the city chairmanship of the Republican party. But | this,

E Ostrom more than a month before the May 6 primary. Since then some party leaders have ‘renewed city chairmanship i discussions and before the mayoralty drive of William H. Wemmer | opens, a campaign leader may be named. i, County Chairman Ostrom has E ‘declined to discuss. the subject. “There is nothing on that matter now,” he said. City chairmen in both parties would be appointed by the county chairmen since there is no legal machinery to call county conventions to elect them,

DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN DIES

FT. WAYNE, Ind., May 15 (U. P.). «Funeral services will be held Saturday morning for Joseph G. Suelger, fourth district Democratic chairman, Mr, Suelzer, former Allen county Democratic chairman, died yesterday following a five-week illness.

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X-RAY MAKER DIES CHARLOTTE, N. C.,, May 15 (U. P.) —~William Hodges, who manufactured the first commercial X-ray machine in the United States, will be buried in a local cemetery tomorrow after Presbyterian funeral services. He was 74.

“Times Index

Amusements ,.26 Eddie Ash ....30 Ned Brooks... 24 Business ......24 Carnival ......19 « Olassified ..32-34 Comics ....s..35 Crossword ,...36 ‘Editorials .....20 Fashions ......23 Forum Ceeeane 20) Meta Given ..23 * Burton Heath 10

Ruth Millett .19 Movies ... ....26 Obituaries . 14 Dr. O'Brien ...29 J..B., O'Brien 30 PF. C. Othman 19 Radio Reflections ...20 Eldon Roark ..1 Science .......19 Serial .v..0000.15 Side Glances .20 Sports {0:3 Washington “Weather Map 9 Women's News ....23-28

report was squelched by| County .G. O. P. Chairman Henry |

might have seen a laye the city's dirty face ate ave.

b, Dirtiest City

published this month.

publication, “Inside U. 8. A.” The book has been made the

Warmer Today, «Rain Tomorrow

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

, 62 12 (Noon)... 7

1pm

A slight rise in the mercury predicted for today will be followed by overcast skies tonight and occasional showers tomorrow, according to the weatherman. Temperatures were expected to jump into the low 80s today. Yesterday’s high was 73 with a low of 55 recorded at 7 a. m. today.

| PESTROYER VISITS IRAN "LONDON, May 15 (U. P).—U. 8.| navy officers said today that the | American destroyer Hyman was now visiting the Iranian pott of Aba-

three days.

CHARGE TAX EVASION HARTFORD, Conn., May 15 (U. 20| P.) ~A federal grand jury indietment today / ‘charged Samual Kaufman, Bridgeport women's underwear manufacturer, with evading

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income tex payments of more than

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CLEANING UP—When he visited Indianapolis, John Gunther r of refuse such as this being shaved off y street department sweepers on N. Sen-

Author Labels Indianapolis in America

Officials Admit It's Not Cleanest, but Feel

John Gunther's Criticism Is Unjust Smear

By JACK THOMPSON Indianapolis has been labeled the dirtiest city in America in a book

This uncomplimentary tag was hung on the city by John Gunther, world traveler, news correspondent and top-notch author, in his latest

Book-of-the-month selection for June. be read in

It will, undoubtedly, every. section of the country.

chamber

the city was dirty.

America. an unjust smear.

Tyndall had no comment. Indictment Unfair

the entire city most unfair.”

whe

lof the Feeney.

community,”

condition. of our streets and alleys,

government have been slovenly,

City officials, the two recently elected candidates for mayor and a of commerce executive were asked by The Times what they thought of Mr. Gunther's comment, Most of those questioned admitted ver, none would agree it was the dirtiest in Some felt the statement Others offered explanations and suggestions. Mayor

Al Feeney, Democratic candidate for mayor, thought Mr. Gunther's remark “as a blanket indictment of

“Mr. Gunther should have stated r he qualified as an expert by looking from a train window or whether he spent sufficient time here to properly inspect all parts sald Mr.

“If Mr. Gunther refers to tie

he has a point well taken. Most residents agree that the cleaning jobs entrusted to our municipal

“On the other hand, if he had taken time to visit the residential districts, he would have found that they” compare mare than’ favorably,

their passage back to economic recovery.” He revealed, however, that American and British representatives had reached agreement which he thought would make for success of economic merger of the British and American’ occupation zones. Sharing interest with Mr. Bevin's speech was an unexpected and still-to-be-explained = development in Britain's policy toward India. The viceroy, Viscount Louis Mountbatten, was reported to have accepted as inevitable the division of India into separate and independent Hindu and Moslem states, He was suddenly summoned back to London. Presumably the government wanted fo take another long, hard look at Lord Mountbatten’s proposals before giving them a final okay.

German Famine The German crisis arose with little previous warming. It confronted British and American authorities with a major problem of sending in additional food ' supplies rapidly enough to prevent the growth of spreading unrest. The food situation was. reported most serious in the British occupation zone but also critical in the American zone. Thus far there has been no indication of serious food shortages in the Russian zone. Emergence of the food crisis coincided with steps to extend the economic merger of the British and American zones and active efforts

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Jury to Resume Election Probe

The Marion county grand jury will resume investigation of alleged irregularities in the 1946 primary election tomorrow. Subpenas were Issued today for more than a score of witnesses scheduled to testify in connection with what Prosecutor Stark described as “wholesale vote stealing in the 1946 election.” , The testimony tomorrow will be the first action om the election probe since the jury returned two batches of indictments just before the May 6 primary” election. ' In these indictments the jury accused 39 election officials in the 1946 primary of violating state balloting { laws, Prosecutor Stark did not indicate when the grand jury will Feturn additional indictments,

NAMES TAX COMMISSIONER WASHINGTON, May 15 (U. P.). —George J. Schoeneman of Newport, R, L, special executive assistant to President Truman, today was nominated to- succeed Joséph D. Nunan Jr. as a commissioner of nb reventie, effective June 38.)

None was seriously injured, first

Mrs. Sperry said she was awakened by a “loud noise, that sounded very much like a hailstorm.” “I looked up from bed,” she said. “It seemed like the walls were caving in on me. I felt as though I were suffocating from the dust.” Her husband was in another bedroom at the back of the building. He heard his wife scream. “1 stepped out of the door into what I thought was my wife's bedroom,” he said. “I fell on my face 15 feet below.” Mr, Sperry suffered a badly cut leg but was released from the hospital shortly after treatment.

Strawberries Land

Safely in Crash

Times State Service CHURUBUSCO, Ind., May 15.— Thirty-five hundred pounds of Arkansas strawberries fell from Indiana skies tpday and landed undamaged. A converted B-18 bomber flying the strawberries from ' Newport, Ark.,, to Bay City, Mich., crashed in a fog one mile east of here today. The pilot, Joseph Newland, said he attempted an emergency landing when the plane ran out of

gas. His co-pilot, William Congdon, suffered minor injuries. Damage was estimated at $4000.

PREXY TO WED DEAN - PROVIDENCE, R, I, May 15 (U. P.) —Dr. Henry M. Wriston, president of Brown university, a 57-year-old widower, will wed Miss Marguerite Woodworth, dean of women at Oberlin college, Ohio, late next month.

Mauro, who specializes in Pike's Peak climb competition, named Babe Stapp, veteran of the Speedway, to manage his cars fqr the race here. Babe sent in an entry datemarked April 12 but addressed it to Ralph Hepburn at the Speedway office. Since Hepburn is not an official of the Speedway, Shaw refused to open it and phoned Stapp, asking what to do with it. Stapp promised to. call back didn’t. . was in-

Al the envelope back,

structed to Iny in the § y office

age in house bank funds. Romney concealed the shortage for years by carrying as deposits a number of worthless checks, some of them signed by former Rep. John H. Smithwick (D. Fla.), his onetime partner in real estate speculation.

possible maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and $30,000 fine, Judge Alexander Holtzoff refused to permit him to use as his defense allegations that the late speaker of the house, William .D. Bankhead (D. Ala.) was informed of the theft and told him to say nothing about it. He offered no other defense. The trial ended with completion of the prosecution case late yesterday. Judge Alexander Holtzoff rejected a defense motion for a directed verdict of acquittal. The defendant was not formally charged with embezzling or misusing the missing funds himself, but merely with fraudulently €oncealing the fact that they were missing. The statute of limitations ruled out an embezzlement charge. The shortage was brought to light when Republicans took control of the house after last November's elections.

Sure He Was Right, He Went Ahead

pay a $1 fine for “driving through a red light. “That light was green,” he told the judge. “I'm not guilty and you'll have to collect the fine the

Speedway Officials Find Two Delayed 500 Entries

Johnny Mauro’s Papers Addressed Wrong, Left Unopened in Office

Speedway officials opened a surprise package today and what jumped out was two delayed entries for the May 30 race. After a huddle with newspapermen, Speedway President Wilbur | Shaw decided to allow Johnny Mauro of Denver, Colo. to enter his car. After a-long-digtance call, the other entry was torn up.

yesterday when’ Mauro arrived in town with his eight cylinder, reardrive car. He demanded the right to run his car.in the Speedway since his entry blank had been sent in with good faith. After a check with the postoffice, Shaw found out it was okay for him

a logical follow-up to President Tru-

The 65-year-old Romney faces a|

DENVER, May 15 (U. P)— Seventy-year-old Frederick Rudolph insisted today that he knows a green light when he sees one. He was so sure he was right that he went to jail for two days rather than

bill outlawing extraordinary portal-to-portal pay.

senate.

ley said, mind what the senate will do.” More of Senate Version

ate version in the final draft.”

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flat prohibition. No Attempt at Agreement

administration.

sions.

daily sessions until a bill is produced.

reform bill sent to President Truman would be substantially in line with the senate bill, Rep. Gerald W, Landis (R. Ind.), one of the house conferees on the labor bill, said his colleagues seemed ready ‘to accept major provisions in the senate bill. Senate conferees also doubted that the final version would be any tougher than the senate bill,

A 60-cent admission price, same as last year, will prevail during the state fair to be held Aug. 20 to Sept. S, Lt. Gov. Richard James announced today. A pre-fair sale of 35 cents each also

000 tickets at authorized by

to open the. envelope, although: itd

was addressed to Hepburn. After pondering the matter over-

wot} Comtloued on Tope §—Outumn 4 on

man’s signature of the Republican

Mr. Hartley told reporters there was no question that the house could override a veto. Hense, he said, the problem is to bring out a bill that not only would pass the {senate but would survive a presidential veto with the support of the necessary two-thirds majority of the

“We want to get a bill,” Mr. Hart“and we're keeping in

‘Asked if he believed the house conferees would accept most of the provisions of the senate bill, which is regarded as less severe than the house version, Mr. Hartley. said it would. be “fair speculation to say that there will he more of the sen-

Mr, Hartley said he expected the house prohibition on industrywide bargaining to be dropped completely without an attempt to compromise it. The senate bill contains no such

Mr. Hartley said he would not be surprised to see the final product contain the house provision for a “bill of rights” setting ceilings on initiation fees and fines and imposing other restrictions on union

Chairman Robert A. Taft of the senate conferees reported that no|ocontroversial health attempt was made at today's session to reach agreement on any proviThe conference committee will reconvene Monday and hold

Mr. Hartley's remarks confirmed earlier . indications that the labor|in the work week

and a miners’ health and welfare fund. These two issues, plus Mr, Lewis’ demands for a federal safety code, resulted in the deadlock which touched off the 59-day coal strike last spring. The southern operators were the chief objéctors to the demands. That strike led to government seizure of the nation’s soft coal pit last May 22 and was followed a week later by a contract between Mr. Lewis and the

June 30 Is Deadline The government must turn the

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O'Neill group suggested segment of the operators cuss Mr. Lewis’ demands

his soft coal miners

hours, SR Body of Drowned Man Is Retabered The ‘body of Hilbert of 318 E. St. Saturday river near

Price Set for Fairs